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Flurry of medals on final night of World Para Swimming Series

Australia added four gold, six silver and six bronze medals to its tally on the final night of the 2019 World Para Swimming World Series at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. In the first event of the night – the Men’s 50m Butterfly Multi-Class – Australians landed the trifecta. Finishing in a time of...

McGrath and Fox to take on rapids

Paralympic champion and eight-time world champion Curtis McGrath (QLD) will follow in Olympic medallist and seven-time world champion Jessica Fox’s paddle strokes on Sunday (10 F

Para-shooting welcomes new sport class

World Shooting Para-sport has welcomed a new sport class to its family with the addition of vision impaired (VI) shooting.

Para-badminton gets further boost with inclusion a...

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is delighted to announce that Para-badminton is one of 22 sports to be included in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games program.

Road to Tokyo starts in Sydney for Australia's Par...

Australia’s best Para-canoeists will head to the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith this weekend for the 2019 Canoe Sprint Grand Prix II and start of the 2019 Paralym

Paralympics Australia begins a new era

A new era begins today as Paralympics Australia becomes the new name of the organisation formerly known as the Australian Paralympic Committee. The new brand identity and recrafted

Federal Government boost for Australia’s 2020 Pa...

The Federal Government has delivered a major boost to the preparations of Australia’s Para-athletes ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, with the announcement of $12million

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